After returning to Marine Headquarters and sending Catarina Devon into Impel Down, Dawn went to see Baby 5 as well, giving her a few instructions and asking her to keep an eye on things.
The little maid had been doing well these past few years, and her strength had steadily improved. Her treatment was far better than it had been under Doflamingo.
With Dawn's rise in both strength and position, Baby 5's former identity no longer meant anything.
Things that had once required caution were now trivial matters.
Everyone now knew that this little girl was the vice admiral Ink Snake's personally trained adjutant and chef. She could cook extraordinarily well, was immensely strong among her peers, and the high-tech weapons she transformed into showed people exactly what merciless firepower meant.
Dawn was essentially borrowing a chicken to lay eggs—no, misusing public resources—openly using the Marines' resources to train his own people.
With a great tree behind him, he could enjoy the shade. While he was weak, it served as both shelter and a place to grow stronger. Once he had enough power, he could slowly plot against this colossal entity.
Even if he could not swallow it whole, he could use his memories to throw away what he could not obtain, let his enemies tear each other apart, and reap the benefits himself. Then he could seize the good stuff afterward. Perfect.
He stayed at headquarters for a few days as a vacation, then hurried off toward Sky Island without pause.
After learning that nothing was wrong on Enel's side, Dawn simply had Enel pilot the Thunder God back to Sky Island with him and deal with the Lunar Ruins along the way.
Even if they did not use it for combat later, it could still help Tom build